The uproar around Anan Abu-Taleb's comments about compensation for Village leadership obscures the real point: have we created an over-reliance on volunteerism in our governing model that is unsustainable in today's world?

The Chamber's robust health and wellness sector members have worked together to out on the 2nd Annual Community Health and Wellness Fair on April 10 from noon - 4pm at Ridgeland Common. The Fair is free and open to the public and boasts over 50 local experts. The fair itself deomnstrates the depth and breadth of our thriving local wellness industry.

Concerns about commercial investment and construction impacting parking, traffic and density are valid. But density and investment also helps businesses succeed and helps shoulder the rising cost of services that would otherwise fall to the residential tax payers.

Checking your online data twice a year is good practice. And print directories like the Answer Book usually last a year, so make sure your business listing is correct before it prints. Now is the time to update your information before we publish the 2016-17 Answer Book.